Acrylic Still Life Study of a Fish using Acrylic Glazing Techniques

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The video tutorial looks at how you can combine a monochrome underpainting with colour glazes to create a luminosity in your acrylic paintings. We’ll keep the freshness of the piece by building up layers of clear transparent glazes and all we going to be using is 5 paints and a couple of brushes.
I’ll be using a stay-wet palette to hold my tonal colour string mixes in, and then any leftover colours from the painting, can go back in there ready for my next piece.
You can download the reference image below to work along from, so grab a brew (maybe a couple of biscuits) and let’s get painting!
Music Credits:
Kai Engel www.kai-engel.com/
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@conversationswithkat5710 4 года назад

I really appreciate your videos like this, because I can't afford lessons. I'm disabled and almost died from a severe car crash, and painting is one of the only things I can enjoy. It's difficult for me, but I love it, even through the pain of it. I can't tell you how much this helps my spirits lift. Thanks again so much!!! ❤❤❤ Love from USA!!!

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

So pleased you've been finding them helpful Kat. Will

@katerinam4172 6 лет назад

I hope you will continue with your perfect tutorials every week. You are a great teacher

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Thanks very much Katerina. So pleased you enjoyed it. Will

@thewanderess Год назад

Hi Will, thanks for this wonderful lesson. It was amazing to watch you do it- I could almost “see” you pause and observe and make those deliberate brush marks . Honestly a pleasure to watch . Thanks again!

@willkempartschool Год назад

Glad it was helpful Gaia.

@AllenProxmire 3 года назад

i watch this before every painting i do. it gives me confidence. follow the fundamentals. thanks will. visiting you is on my bucket list

@John-vu8bo 5 лет назад

Thank you for the great content, Will. You have persuaded me to return to painting 29 years after graduating from art college. You make this look so easy but when I put the video down and try to do it myself, the results are never the same. But I’m having a great time learning from you again! Your videos are better than my college professors!

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

That's great to hear John, pleased you're feeling inspired! Will

@devak45167 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this video and all your superb acrylic guides! I find your approach to teaching and the level of detail you go into so incredibly helpful. Very grateful for your channel and the Will Kemp Art School, keep up the great work!

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

You are so welcome David, thanks for your support

@karlitosespldn9685 6 лет назад

Will, I am a 10 year old artist in the Philippines, I sincerely thank you for your wonderful and inspiring art even if I use oils weirdly better than acrylics, for I just simply use your art as inspiration for me. Thank You😉 P.S. Please do not be amazed by my elegant English because I am in a special English class in the Philippines😀

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

My pleasure Kartlitos, so pleased you've been enjoying the lessons and your English is excellent, Tagay! Will

@aneelab4803 6 лет назад

Mr Kemp it's brilliant. superb artistrt and guidance. I could just watch videos like this All day .painting this on a nice postcard sized canvas

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

That's very kind of you Aneela, really hope you enjoy the lesson. Will

@petermartin5030 4 месяца назад

Thank you, have been using acrylics opaquely until now, so this opens up new possibilities for building layers.

@willkempartschool 3 месяца назад

That's great to here Peter. Yes, glazing with acrylics can open up a whole range of colour mixing and layering possibilities.

@diannecatingub1930 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for providing us with very informative content! I really went back to painting because of your videos and I am very grateful! Kudos to you!

@vladamiy1589 5 лет назад

OMG! Your artworks are soooooooooooo gorgeous! Thank you for this tutorial❤

@CarolumArt 6 лет назад

Thanks for the best tutorials from acrylics paints!

@richardlumpkin4607 5 лет назад

I love your classes! I have learned so much from your videos and I appreciate the fact that you share them with us. Your presentation is always notch and easy to follow. I hope that you will continue to post your videos because I have learned so much from them. Thanks for the great content!

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Thanks for your kind words Richard, so pleased you've been finding them helpful. Cheers, Will

@priscillaknight4678 4 года назад

What a beautiful painting ! You are a great teacher! I can watch these videos all day!

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

Pleased you've been enjoying them Priscilla. Will

@brendaallid-makalintal4345 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your very easy to understand and yet still quite comprehensive tutorials. I am so glad to have found your videos. I envy the ease with which you handle the paints and the brushes. Being a novice at this, one of my biggest obstacles is loosening up and trying to overcome my hesitance to just go for it and get creative. Thank you so much!

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

You are so welcome Brenda, pleased the videos have been helpful. Will

@luzaguzman6306 6 лет назад

Excellent demonstration! I have learn a lot since I found your classes a few years back! Thank you so much!

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

That's great to hear Luz! Cheers, Will

@27pppppp 5 лет назад

Will, you have taught me exactly what I needed to know to work on my sunset mountain painting. Thank you for sharing with us.

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

That's great to hear Judy, so pleased it helped, Will

@Sarah-jd7zv 6 лет назад

Wow!! You're channel is so helpful!! Amazing work thank you!

@lisafroment856 6 лет назад

I absolutely love to watch you paint! I learn so much from you. I love to paint fish and this was a great video

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Cheers Lisa, really pleased you've been enjoying the lessons. Will

@mazkraut9776 6 лет назад

Excellent! Just what I needed to finish off a painting! Good timing. :)

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

So pleased it helped Maz

@parvaiznaseem8831 5 лет назад

Absolutely wonderful Video!! Learned a tremendous amount!

@starvingartistscollective 6 лет назад

Beautiful rendering as always! So like your style of a light touch, and seeing tonal and then colour 'patches' to construct the image rather than seeing a 'fish'. Still working on that myself. Love your videos.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Really pleased you enjoyed it, hope your painting turns out well! Cheers, Will

@beckyfitts8223 3 года назад

You are helping this watercolorist navigate acrylics! Thank you for this it was very helpful!

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful Becky

@nch1646 6 лет назад

So so good! Looking deceptively simple but there is years of learning and practice and an artist ‘s eye in it. Still, if my herring turns out half as good I will be happy! Thank you Will!

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Thanks very much N Ch, hope your herring goes well! Will

@chrrissss 6 лет назад

What a great little video, thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Pleased you enjoyed it Chris. Will

@lindahamilton1659 Год назад

Oh my ! I’m so happy that I found you. Maybe this will help me paint a rainbow trout!!! I can’t find any help on a pix I want to paint!! Thank you for sharing

@willkempartschool 10 месяцев назад

Oh yes, a rainbow trout would work brilliantly with this method.

@sg4030 6 лет назад

Thank you so much, this video was so informative! In digital its easier to paint in values and then pop color on top, but i never knew how to translate it in traditional... Thank you for teaching us about paint+glazing liquid! I love using acrylics, i will try it out! ❤

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

My pleasure Shila, good luck with the painting. Will

@slimshany4602 2 года назад

Very lovely and terribly helpful to be able to learn from you, and also soo relaxing to watch you work... Thank you! 🌟⚘

@willkempartschool 2 года назад

I'm so glad Slimme

@abcd-wg2iq 5 лет назад

Thank you for all the videos. Good teacher!

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

My pleasure. Will

@SylviaRR 6 лет назад

Very inspiring as always and such a good teacher.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Really glad you enjoyed it. Will

@fjv8755 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for showing us how to use liquid glazing to put lays of lays translucent colours, to watch the way you use colours is valuable. Thank you!

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

Good one Vincent, hope you enjoy working with the glazing liquid. Cheers, Will

@nclefrnco 3 года назад

You're the best teacher 👍

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Glad you think so, very kind of you. Will

@lululeon8 5 лет назад

Fantastic rendition! Very interesting!

@rafaelmabaquiao3160 6 лет назад

Nice work Will, looking forward to more tutorials

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Thanks Rafael. Cheers, Will

@serrielu8025 3 года назад

Gearing up for Acrylic III class. As a beginner, hopefully on the way to early intermediate stage, videos like yours are so very helpful. I thank you for to sharing knowledge.

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

So pleased you found it helpful Serrie. Will

@gimmhome 6 лет назад

Very nice. I like the effect of the general strokes. Encouraging to know that acrylics can actually look great!

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hope you enjoy using the techniques Tommy Cheers, Will

@stellaball7289 2 года назад

Best tutorial video i have seen in ages. I will definitely have a go

@gila1959 4 года назад

Great lessson every detail..fantastic..thanx so much for your graciousness..

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mariegamber 3 года назад

I am a new subscriber. Thank you for sharing your tutorial. It's wonderful.

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Thanks for subscribing Marie.

@timdoctor811 6 лет назад

I have been looking for more and more info on glazing with acrylic paint. This video was very helpful thank you.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Glad it helped Tim, good luck experimenting with glazes. Cheers, Will

@antoniomanuelmartin 6 лет назад

Thanks for this nice video. You make it look very easy.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Just take it step by step Antonio and you might surprise yourself! Will

@ethel2681 5 лет назад

thank you so much, you explain and show what you're doing so well, thank you. A video I shall definitely be revisiting time and again till I can get this right. (it's now in my playlist so I can't lose you :) )

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

That's very kind of you to say so Jane, so pleased you've been enjoying the glazing lesson. Will

@lullowitch 4 года назад

Great artist, great tutorials! Thanks!👍

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

My pleasure Ulf

@abigailgonzalez74 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your awesome videos 👍🏼 you’re so talented! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Pleased you enjoyed it Abigail. Cheers, Will

@annewatman677 6 лет назад

I also am a big fan. I often think I need to know about mixing colors when I watch one of these videos.

@sherrierichard2848 3 месяца назад

Fabulous Will !

@willkempartschool 3 месяца назад

Thanks Sherrie

@christelfrance5256 6 лет назад

Thank you Will, always interesting as usual :)

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

My pleasure Christel, hope you're keeping well. Will

@CharleyWang 5 лет назад

I like your video style! continue.

@tamaraplecas8231 6 лет назад

Thank you Will. Very good class!

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Cheers Tamara!

@fablihaahmed4897 5 лет назад

thank you for this! i usually never do tonal underpaintings, which I think is the reason i get frustrated when i start to paint and things just "look wrong." I'm doing a still life of some bananas right now using an underpainting and it's turning out pretty good! thanks again!

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Great to hear your tonal painting is going well. Will

@irishreyes5786 4 года назад

thanks! my dad loves fishing, I'll try to paint this as a gift for Father's day :>

@redangrybird7564 3 года назад

How did it go?

@monicaloewenbein657 5 лет назад

You are the best ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@annathezaets 3 месяца назад

Brilliant - thank you! I'm just starting to use glazes and was confused if you could use different colours of glazes at the same time, and blend them together while wet. This answered my question!

@willkempartschool 3 месяца назад

So pleased it helped Anna

@lalitagonzalez4618 3 года назад

Amazing explanation. I have to do it. Thank you so much.

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful Lalita

@mhrobe 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing, very good as usual. PS: It would be a good idea to always put your site's URL in the video description, so we could just click and go.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hey Mhrobe, glad you enjoed it, the links to the reference image and materials list are a coupe of lines down in the description under the video. Cheers, Will

@artistslikeneha 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing these lessons with us. Learnt a lot from you. God bless you.

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

So pleased you found them helpful. Cheers, Will

@kristytubbs5229 5 лет назад

This is wonderful. I’ve been an artist all my life. I’m in my fifties now, since raising my children, I’ve just now have gotten back into it. I drew comics and whimsical art when I was younger, and started arts-n-crafts when my children were younger. I’ve been doing crafts now for about six months and I’m so drawn to painting that that’s all I want to do now. I started painting on rocks but I’m ready for the canvas. I’ll follow you from now on and learn what you’re teaching. You’re very patient and and an awesome teacher! Thank you so much. Is there an order to your videos?

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Hi Kristy, really pleased you've been enjoying the lessons, there isn't a specific order to the video lessons, but there is a free pdf guide on the website that gives a suggested guide through: willkempartschool.com/free-pdf-download-beginners-guide-to-acrylics/ Cheers, Will

@carolclay7082 6 лет назад

So glad to see you back with more videos! You mentioned a stay wet pallet? What is that?? Keeping paint from drying out too soon is an ongoing challenge for me.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Carol, yes it's a sheet of absorbent paper (or sponge) that is soaked with water and has another sheet of greaseproof paper placed on top. You place the acrylics on top of the greaseproof paper. As your acrylics dry by evaporation, the water content is replaced into the paint through osmosis from the water reservoir underneath. You can purchase them from art stores or have a go at making your own with some paper towel, greaseproof paper and an empty ice cream tub! Cheers, Will

@Tony-InLosAngeles 6 лет назад

Thank you Tony… West Hills California USA

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

My pleasure Tony. Will

@OrtoInScatola 5 лет назад

Hope you are well, missing your videos.... In fact I am always hoping you will make some videos about making acrylic abstracts, something different than what you see everywhere on RU-vid.. Something to paint with a brew and a couple of biscuits

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

I'm doing great thanks Franceso, just working on an acrylic project book. Glad you've been enjoying the lessons. Will

@Thelenius77 6 лет назад

Great stuff as always, and wonderfully presented! Why not just use ultramarine for the blues, did you decide beforehand to use a slightly different colour palette than in the reference image?

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Teemu, yes, I wanted to demo the glazing properties of the Phthalo and keep to a limited palette for beginners, but you could definitely work with an Ultramarine Blue rather than tweaking with the Crimson, but then would need to switch to the Phthalo for its glazing properties (or a Manganese Blue if you wanted a super subtle glaze) Cheers, Will

@user-od7lf5yh1y 5 лет назад

Thank you.

@yowgiaoart5630 6 лет назад

Nice 👍

@whiteblossom4077 3 года назад

Fab thks perfect lesson for ☕🥧 glazing

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@m96920 5 лет назад

wow, you are so great, i did not get it about wet pallete, also, do we have to use any medium to slow down the drying time?

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Hi Mike, not within the actual paints, just the glazing liquid gloss which will slow down the drying time slightly. Cheers, Will

@jannyoh1056 3 года назад

oh this is lovely

@willkempartschool 3 года назад

Thanks so much Janny.

@susanehoffman 6 лет назад

Very helpful! Would this work with oils also, using an acrylic value underpainting and then glazing with oils?

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Susan, yes it would, if I were using oils over the top I would dilute the acrylic more with water so the oil has a better surface to grab onto. Cheers, Will

@SkulblakaLars 6 лет назад

I was just wondering. How much of a break is there in between the different color schemes? Do you like take some time to let some paint dry before you go on to the next tone, or do you just keep going? How long did it take to paint the fish in total?

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Lars, not much, the acrylic dry quickly so you can work the next colours on almost instantly. Cheers, Will

@SkulblakaLars 6 лет назад

willkempartschool Thanks a lot! Will definetly try it out some more the coming time :)

@loveforfashiongurl9945 6 лет назад

Hi Will, greetings from Finland. I would like to ask You about Acrylic Glazing Techniques... I use Daler-rowney acrylic paints (System 3- series) and when glazing I use only water to thin the paint. Some people say You can use just water to make very thin acrylic glazes but is it safe for the paint layers ? I would like to save some money , but do You recommend to go an buy some medium ? and thanks for good videos and articles of Your website , helped me a lot since I started painting.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Jukka, I find when working at an easel using a glazing medium is pretty essential to prevent the paint from pouring down the canvas, if you're working on a very absorbent surface (like watercolour paper) you can just about get away with it but a glazing medium will create a stronger bond to the paint film. You might find this article of interest especially the section form Sarah Sands from Golden paints on thinning acrylics: willkempartschool.com/getting-started-how-to-choose-what-to-paint-on/ Cheers, Will

@loveforfashiongurl9945 6 лет назад

Thank You for the answer and help Will !

@alrharrison 6 лет назад

Thanks Will for this, and all your videos. You really explain things so well. I'm just wondering how your beautiful burnt umber string on the tear-off palette seems to stay so creamy and doesn't dry out. Is it part of the "open' series??

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Anne, thanks very much, the string on the tear-off palette stays wet due to the volume of paint that I've laid out, the colours are part of the standard heavy body range. Cheers, Will

@adamdawidowicz7130 5 лет назад

Would you mind if I asked you about the trick of your palette: how do you manage to keep the paints on it, while the palette is put vertical? Every time I try this my paints are pouring down. Is it a gel of some sort? Or do you simply use a very specific heavy body brand of paint? Thank you :)

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Hi Adam, yes that's right it's due to the heavy body of the paint, there isn't anything added to the paint. Cheers, Will

@adamdawidowicz7130 5 лет назад

@@willkempartschool Thank you!

@fjv8755 5 лет назад

Hi Will, always enjoy your teaching, your art. Would you mind I have a question for you. I bought an Art Spectrum acid free 400 gsm acrylic paper pad. I gessoed it with two coats before I started painting. Well, the paint didn’t want to stay on the paper but moved around my brush. Was it because I gessoed it? Many thanks

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Hi Vincent, sometimes on acrylic papers there is a seal that's been used to protect the paper that can repel the water, you can try adding a few drops of an acrylic flow release medium to your water, this is called a surfactant that reduces surface tension and helps the paint to adhere. Cheers, Will

@MegaRudeBoy69 6 лет назад

You remind me that i have some Golden Open acrylics i should rip into.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Good one, hope you enjoy experimenting with them! Will

@MegaRudeBoy69 6 лет назад

I do, i just don't use them often enough, like my water soluble oils. Some silly fear of waste, lack of confidence. Thanks Will

@Suid-Afrika67 5 лет назад

Will...have you forgotten about us waiting for a new video?

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Ha, ha, pleased you've you've been enjoying them Renate, just working on an acrylic project book. Cheers, Will

@aceagaza1918 4 года назад

This video is helpful. Thank you for this vid. You look like Vincent Van Gogh hehe.

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

Truth dat, glad you enjoyed it! Will

@PqKiller25ToLife 5 лет назад

good work! one question can a finished painting be considered a painting study or does the painting have to be rough and just in tone color to be considered a painting study? i am a bit confused because i was asked to do a painting study and my outcome looks very much like the finished product, and i am not sure if its acceptable. please if anyone can answer this question it will be highly appreciated thanks.

@willkempartschool 5 лет назад

Any paint can be considered a study, it can be super photorealistc and still be study if it informs your choices for future works. Cheers, Will

@PqKiller25ToLife 5 лет назад

@@willkempartschool God bless you!!

@wusarah5385 6 лет назад

hi may I ask which brand of the acrylic you are using ? thankyou

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Sarah, if you click the show more under the video there is a link to an article with a full material list and reference photograph you can work from. I mostly use Golden and Winsor & Newton. Cheers, Will

@anartistkhaldounbouhamdan5675 6 лет назад

very nice

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Thanks Khaldon. Cheers, Will

@aneelab4803 6 лет назад

Dear Sir, Do you offer courses on oil painting? Is it suitable for a beginner ?thank you.I love your classes and have learned so much beyond the pure beauty of art.

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Hi Aneela, I have a couple of oil portrait courses, that are suitable if you have done some previous portrait drawings. Cheers, Will

@aneelab4803 6 лет назад

Thank you Sir .

@gypsypanda7684 6 лет назад

You look like coldplay singer

@kyleandreiclarabal2368 6 лет назад

Subbed

@willkempartschool 6 лет назад

Cheer Alexandrite

@armandosrd.l9610 4 года назад

Like it ! Do more vids please

@kathykaura7219 4 года назад

What I learned thus far: No matter how many times I go to the restaurant with my husband, I could never find it myself because I was never driving the car. No matter how many videos you watch, you eventually have to get off your bum and start painting with your own hand.

@willkempartschool 4 года назад

That it very good advice! "It (the book) is not intended as a course of instruction in painting, because it is no more possible to learn to paint from books than to learn to swim on a sofa." - Max Doerner, “The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting.”